Fatal poisoning in Estonia 2000-2009. Trends in illegal drug-related deaths

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-56

  Tuusov, J ^a,b   Vals, K ^b,c   Tonisson M ^a,b   Riikoja, A ^a   Denissov, G ^c   Vali M ^a,b  

^a Estonian Forensic Science Institute   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Fatal poisoning; Fentanyles; Illegal drugs

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; FENTANYL; ILLICIT DRUG; METHANOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; DEATH; DRUG INTOXICATION; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHILD; ESTONIA; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POISONING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STREET DRUGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870858867     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2012.04.023     Document Type: Article

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